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Category: AWS Elemental MediaLive

New guidance and tools: Cloud-native fast-turnaround media workflows on AWS

At NAB 2025 (April 6-9, 2025), HAQM Web Services (AWS) is launching new guidance and tools for cloud-native fast-turnaround media workflows as part of the Cloud-native Agile Production (CNAP) program. The CNAP program is a collaboration project between AWS, the BBC, Sky and AWS Partners. CNAP is based on BBC Research & Development’s (BBC R&D) […]

AWS Audio Innovation showcase at NAB 2025

At NAB 2025, April 5-9 in Las Vegas, NV, HAQM Web Services (AWS) will present four integrated demonstrations focused on audio innovation that feature AWS Cloud services and AWS Partner solutions. These demonstrations bring together complete audio workflows including podcast and radio programming creation, content analysis and summarization, metadata creation and tagging, and live transcription […]

Tubi smashes the Super Bowl live stream record by teaming up with AWS

The most watched sporting event in the United States, the annual National Football League (NFL) championship game is a high stakes broadcast with little room for error. So, when Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, Tubi, started planning to simulcast FOX’s Super Bowl LIX broadcast, the company immediately focused on preparing its infrastructure to support unprecedented […]

Troubleshooting SRT and Zixi with AWS Elemental MediaConnect

Sending video long distances can be challenging without a clear understanding of how your packets get from point A to point B. It also requires robust networking, sufficient bandwidth, and efficient encoding and delivery hardware. We will outline the best practices and troubleshooting techniques required to operate reliable transport using secure reliable transport (SRT) and […]

Virtual production on the cloud: Grup Mediapro unleashes creativity with AWS

This blog was coauthored by Emili Planas, CTO and Operations Manager at Grup Mediapro and Isaac Bergadà, Virtual Production Lead Manager at Grup Mediapro. The Media & Entertainment industry is undergoing a significant shift. Within this landscape, virtual production has gained significant traction. Mediapro Virtual Production embarked on a challenging journey to harness the power […]

Configure live captions with SyncWords and AWS Elemental Media Services

As a content creator, producer, or broadcaster it can be daunting to provide quick, and accurate transcriptions, dubbing or translations, for live streaming. However, I’ll discuss how to configure different services that could be just the cutting edge you need, saving you both time and money. Introduction Consumers all over the world have access to […]

Disc Golf Pro Tour boosts fan engagement and drives viewership with AWS

In December 2023, the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) successfully completed its migration to HAQM Web Services (AWS), overcoming a variety of challenges with its previous over-the-top (OTT) provider. This transition enabled DGPT to enhance performance, gain valuable data insights, and scale seamlessly. With the support of the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), the AWS […]

Delivering low-latency captions and voice translation for live sports, news, and OTT platforms with SyncWords and AWS

This post was co-authored by Giovanni Galvez, VP of Business Development and Strategy, SyncWords. Customers have asked us how to best enable captions with low latency, especially for live sports and news, while taking advantage of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technologies in the cloud. AWS and SyncWords took on this challenge and enabled a secure, low […]

Improve your viewers’ live streaming experience with Media-Quality Aware Resiliency

Architecting a highly resilient solution for streaming premium live sports events, concerts, or news is critical to delight viewers with a high quality of experience (QoE). Deploying your video delivery workflow in two different HAQM Web Services (AWS) Regions is one way to provide extra redundancy. Region failover can mitigate impacts to workflows and even […]

Introducing the Live Event Framework: Live Streaming with Ad Insertion on AWS

Video platforms are increasingly using advertising for monetization, both in free-to-air and subscription-based services. The latter often now offer ad-supported pricing models, allowing users to access content at a discounted subscription price in exchange for viewing ads. Implementing ad insertion into a live streaming platform requires careful planning and integration with multiple systems (including video […]